Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz

After the closure of all German theatres and orchestras in 1944 due to the war, it was re-established in 1945 under the name "Städtisches Orchester Konstanz".

[citation needed] Since 2006, the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, which was previously managed by the City of Constance, has been run as an independent enterprise in accordance with the Eigenbetriebsgesetz; the purpose according to the statutes is: "The orchestra has the task of promoting interest in and understanding of symphonic music, of participating in cultural life, especially in Constance and the regions surrounding the city, and of strengthening the cultural cohesion of the countries of the Lake Constance region.

"[1] The organs of the Eigenbetrieb are the municipal council, the orchestra committee, the mayor and the artistic director.

[6] Concerts are held in Constance (Konzilgebäude Konstanz [de]), Kreuzlingen (Kulturzentrum Dreispitz) and other cities, as in the Kongresshaus Zürich (since 1980) and in the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (since 2000).

It has worked with singers such as Anna Netrebko, Montserrat Caballé, Lucia Aliberti, Plácido Domingo, Rolando Villazón and Marcelo Álvarez as well as instrumentalists such as Tabea Zimmermann, Isabelle van Keulen, Sabine Meyer, Rudolf Buchbinder, Boris Pergamenschikow, Christian Tetzlaff, Heinrich Schiff, Bruno Leonardo Gelber, Lars Vogt, Nikolai Lugansky, Tzimon Barto, Christian Lindberg, Vadim Repin, Julian Rachlin, Mischa Maisky and Gidon Kremer.